LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

cursiō

cursiō f (genitive cursiōnis)
Classical[ˈkʊr.si.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈkur.si.o]

Meaning

  1. a running
    116 BC — 27 BC, Marcus Terentius Varro, De Lingua Latina, 5.11

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecursiōcursiōnēs
genitivecursiōniscursiōnum
dativecursiōnīcursiōnibus
accusativecursiōnemcursiōnēs
ablativecursiōnecursiōnibus
vocativecursiōcursiōnēs

cursĭo, ōnis, f. id.,
I. a running, Varr. L. L. 5, § 11 Müll.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱers-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥séti
  3. Proto-Italic*korzō
  4. Latincursiō

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin cursiō From currō + -tiō.

In English words that came into English from cursiō

  • decursiondecursio

Quick answers

What does cursiō mean in Latin?
cursiō, a noun, means “a running”.
What is the genitive of cursiō?
The genitive singular is cursiōnis. cursiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce cursiō?
In classical Latin, [ˈkʊr.si.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkur.si.o].
Where does cursiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- → Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥séti → Proto-Italic *korzō → Latin cursiō.